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Greenberg: Can Oakland Survive Barbara Lee?

April 22, 2025 7:21 amApril 22, 2025 7:22 am

Barbara Lee’s triumph in Oakland’s mayoral race on April 15, 2025, has been hailed as a progressive milestone, marking her as the city’s first Black woman mayor. But beneath the applause lies a grim reality: Lee’s victory signals trouble for...

Is California Governor Gavin Newsom an Economic Illiterate or Just Deceitful?

April 22, 2025 2:45 amApril 22, 2025 4:07 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom is showing the breadth of his economic illiteracy – or just plain old political deceit. Last week, Gov. Newsom and State Attorney General Rob Bonta sued President Donald Trump over his tariff’s – the first state...

Commencing California Civil Actions

April 22, 2025 2:30 amApril 22, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 2, Chapter 1, contains provisions related to the time of commencing civil actions in this state. Section 312 provides that civil actions can only be commenced within the periods prescribed in...

Steve Hilton Announces Run For Governor

April 21, 2025 4:27 pmApril 21, 2025 4:29 pm

In an announcement on Monday, Steve Hilton, former Director of Strategy for then-British Prime Minister David Cameron and former Fox News host said that he would be running for Governor of California in 2026, becoming the second big-name Republican to...

Ninth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Parent’s Case Against Chico School District for Gender Transition

April 21, 2025 4:11 pmApril 21, 2025 4:11 pm

In a victory for parental rights, the United States District Court for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has reinstated the lawsuit that Chico mother Aurora Regina filed against the Chico Unified School District for transitioning her daughter without her...

Democrat Reps Shun Constituents for Wife Beating, Human Trafficker, Illegal Alien, MS-13 Gang Member

April 21, 2025 3:01 pmApril 21, 2025 3:10 pm

Following Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-MD) taxpayer-funded trip and alleged margarita cocktail hour in El Salvador with now-deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia last week, another group of Democrats are jumping on the “look at me” bandwagon, shunning their own constituents, and...

Summertime Reality Twisted Into Climate Exasperation

April 21, 2025 7:11 amApril 21, 2025 7:11 am

Growing up in the sun-scorched plains of Southern India, where summer temperatures often flirt with 104 degrees Fahrenheit, I learned early that extreme heat is not an anomaly but a seasonal reality to be expected. Yet, all of us confront...